Should there be a concept of a sovereign individual?

[Boojatta]

[aikoaiko]

1. I don't understand the question?

[Boojatta]

3. I don't know. Do you not understand the question?

[smalll]

8. I don't understand the answers (poll choices).

Don't see their relation to themselves, or to each other. Also, their connection to the "sovereign individual" issue remains largely unclear.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. Yes

"Over himself, over his own mind and body, the individual is sovereign."

[TahitiNut]

7. Agreed.

At the same time, we have a duty to our community - from family to globally. As long as we accept the benefits of community, we must accept the obligations as well. That includes not murdering someone else.

[Indy Lurker]

4. No

No man is an island.

How you act and live affect others.

If you die because you made a personal choice not to wear a seatbelt, it still effects me. It effects me because more auto deaths causes insurance rates to go up.


The real question is where to draw the line between individual freedom and the "greater good of society."


Typically I find myself closer to the individual.

[Boojatta]

5. Kick

[Boojatta]

6. Kick Again